Data for 2007

Global Militarisation Index, 2007

Name: Global Militarisation Index, 2007
Creator: Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)
License: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/global-militarization-index

Figures for 2007, as BICC published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Global Militarisation Index, 2007 covers 154 countries. Israel is highest, at 321.27; Papua New Guinea is lowest, at 19.56. The middle country reads 117.08. Against 2006, 152 values changed (64 up, 88 down), 2 countries joined, 2 left.

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Global Militarisation Index · Data for 2007

HighestIsrael

321.27

LowestPapua New Guinea

19.56

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

154countries
1measure
2007the year it describes
154distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01BICC’s rank

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Every country and every column of Global Militarisation Index, 2007, as published. The rank is BICC’s own, as printed. “=” marks a shared position.

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Global Militarisation Index, 2007: every country, as published by Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC).

1	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	321.27	Middle East
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	297.69	East Asia
3	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	260.14	Middle East
4	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	254.19	Middle East
5	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	252.01	Middle East
6	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	245.10	Middle East
7	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	236.67	Eastern Europe
8	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	234.30	Middle East
9	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	229.09	Middle East
10	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	220.10	Middle East
11	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	217.89	East Asia
12	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	214.01	Eastern Europe
13	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	213.94	East Asia
14	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	212.05	Eastern Europe
15	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	209.22	Middle East
16	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	203.76	Eastern Europe
17	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	201.08	Western Europe
18	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	200.86	Western Europe
19	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	200.19	North Africa
20	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	197.98	Central Europe
21	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	192.66	Central Europe
22	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	188.73	Middle East
23	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	187.32	Eastern Europe
24	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	182.76	Middle East
25	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	182.09	Sub-Saharan Africa
26	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	178.28	Middle East
27	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	172.01	North Africa
28	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	169.83	Sub-Saharan Africa
29	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	169.23	East Asia
30	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	165.80	Eastern Europe
31	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	165.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
32	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	163.61	Middle East
33	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	162.57	Sub-Saharan Africa
34	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	162.30	East Asia
35	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	161.95	Western Europe
36	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	160.14	North Africa
37	United States`USA`Northern America	159.50	North America
38	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	158.48	Sub-Saharan Africa
39	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	156.23	Western Europe
40	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	155.44	Sub-Saharan Africa
41	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	151.67	Sub-Saharan Africa
42	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	151.58	South Asia
43	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	151.13	Sub-Saharan Africa
44	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	149.87	Central Europe
45	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	148.94	South Asia
46	Chile`CHL`South America	147.32	South America
47	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	145.42	Central Asia
48	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	142.89	Sub-Saharan Africa
49	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	141.61	Sub-Saharan Africa
50	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	139.24	Central Europe
51	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	138.09	Central Europe
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	137.77	Sub-Saharan Africa
53	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	137.04	Central Europe
54	France`FRA`Western Europe	132.88	Western Europe
55	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	132.39	East Asia
56	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	131.45	Central Europe
57	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	131.37	Western Europe
58	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	131.12	Central Europe
59	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	130.23	Central Europe
60	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	129.29	Western Europe
61	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	128.58	Western Europe
62	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	128.01	Middle East
63	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	127.64	East Asia
64	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	124.55	East Asia
65	Bolivia`BOL`South America	124.29	South America
66	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	123.65	Central Europe
67	Colombia`COL`South America	123.46	South America
68	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	123.38	Central Europe
69	Uruguay`URY`South America	123.24	South America
70	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	123.17	Central Europe
71	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	122.83	Western Europe
72	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	122.50	Western Europe
73	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	122.46	Western Europe
74	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	122.38	Central Asia
75	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	120.27	Sub-Saharan Africa
76	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	118.23	Sub-Saharan Africa
77	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	117.39	East Asia
78	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	116.77	East Asia
79	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	113.40	Central Europe
80	Ecuador`ECU`South America	113.23	South America
81	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	112.39	Sub-Saharan Africa
82	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	112.26	Western Europe
83	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	111.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
84	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	110.62	Central Europe
85	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	109.52	Western Europe
86	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	109.23	Western Europe
87	Peru`PER`South America	109.07	South America
88	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	107.50	North Africa
89	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	106.69	Oceania
90	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	104.16	Western Europe
91	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	103.88	Western Europe
92	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	103.43	Eastern Europe
93	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	103.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
94	Venezuela`VEN`South America	102.97	South America
95	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	98.49	Sub-Saharan Africa
96	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	97.92	East Asia
97	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	97.15	Central America and the Caribbean
98	India`IND`Southern Asia	95.04	South Asia
99	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	94.90	Sub-Saharan Africa
100	Canada`CAN`Northern America	94.07	North America
101	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	93.60	Oceania
102	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	93.26	East Asia
103	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	92.76	Sub-Saharan Africa
104	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	91.30	Central Europe
105	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	90.80	South Asia
106	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	90.22	Sub-Saharan Africa
107	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	89.41	Sub-Saharan Africa
108	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	88.25	Western Europe
109	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	88.14	Sub-Saharan Africa
110	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	84.46	Sub-Saharan Africa
111	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	83.42	Sub-Saharan Africa
112	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	83.21	South Asia
113	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	81.98	Sub-Saharan Africa
114	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	80.45	Sub-Saharan Africa
115	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	79.65	Oceania
116	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	76.61	Central America and the Caribbean
117	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	75.88	Sub-Saharan Africa
118	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	74.82	Sub-Saharan Africa
119	Brazil`BRA`South America	74.81	South America
120	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	74.36	Sub-Saharan Africa
121	Argentina`ARG`South America	74.35	South America
122	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	74.16	Sub-Saharan Africa
123	Paraguay`PRY`South America	73.26	South America
124	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	71.74	East Asia
125	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	70.63	Sub-Saharan Africa
126	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	70.17	East Asia
127	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	69.85	Sub-Saharan Africa
128	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	67.84	Central Asia
129	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	67.67	East Asia
130	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	66.64	Sub-Saharan Africa
131	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	66.43	Sub-Saharan Africa
132	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	66.01	South Asia
133	Honduras`HND`Central America	64.60	Central America and the Caribbean
134	Niger`NER`Western Africa	62.52	Sub-Saharan Africa
135	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	62.00	Sub-Saharan Africa
136	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	59.20	Sub-Saharan Africa
137	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	59.13	Western Europe
138	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	58.30	Sub-Saharan Africa
139	Guyana`GUY`South America	56.72	South America
140	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	55.00	Western Europe
141	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	46.88	Central America and the Caribbean
142	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	44.11	Sub-Saharan Africa
143	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	43.70	Sub-Saharan Africa
144	Mexico`MEX`Central America	43.26	Central America and the Caribbean
145	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	42.33	Central America and the Caribbean
146	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	41.52	Sub-Saharan Africa
147	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	38.92	Sub-Saharan Africa
148	Belize`BLZ`Central America	37.85	Central America and the Caribbean
149	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	35.37	Central America and the Caribbean
150	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	34.17	Sub-Saharan Africa
151	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	33.33	Central America and the Caribbean
152	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	29.98	Western Europe
153	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	23.15	Sub-Saharan Africa
154	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	19.56	Oceania

02In 2007

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

#1Israel321.27
#2Singapore297.69
#3Oman260.14
#4Syria254.19
#5Saudi Arabia252.01

Lowest

#154Papua New Guinea19.56
#153Cabo Verde23.15
#152Luxembourg29.98
#151Trinidad and Tobago33.33
#150Gambia34.17

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 117.08. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −2countries joined / left
152values changed, of 152 in both
64 · 88rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Iraq79.80 → 128.01+48.21
Georgia164.15 → 203.76+39.61
Malta35.50 → 55.00+19.50
Chad132.86 → 151.67+18.81
Bosnia and Herzegovina122.54 → 139.24+16.69

Fell most

Serbia186.37 → 137.04−49.32
Djibouti184.66 → 162.57−22.09
Timor-Leste110.04 → 93.26−16.78
Ukraine181.79 → 165.80−15.99
Bahrain250.13 → 234.30−15.83

+ Equatorial Guinea

+ Eswatini

− Eritrea

− Uzbekistan

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

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Printed as the publisher ranked the countries; never re-ranked here.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 154 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) (2007). Global Militarisation Index, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/militarisation/2007

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